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Congress in Kerala eases stance on Nilambur MLA P.V. Anvar’s political inclusion

A day after Independent legislator P.V. The UDF also found common ground with Mr. Anvar, the Nilambur MLA, over the latter’s opposition to the Kerala Forest Bill, 2024, and the ruling Left Democratic Front government’s alleged failure to protect the lives and property of citizens, primarily settler farmers abutting forest lands, from wildlife raids and attacks. Mr. Satheesan said Mr. …

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Kerala MLA P.V. Anvar offers unconditional support to Opposition UDF, meets Thangal at Panakkad

The Hindu

Anvar, independent MLA from Nilambur who broke away with the ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala, has offered his unconditional support to the United Democratic Front Opposition. Kerala badly needs the return of the UDF,” said Mr. Anvar in Malappuram on Tuesday. He visited Indian Union Muslim League State president Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal at his house at Panakkad on …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

UDF, LDF contesting polls supported by communal forces: Surendran

The Hindu

Thrissur BJP State president K. Surendran has alleged that communal forces are supporting not only Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi but also CPI polit bureau member A. Vijayaraghavan. The BJP leader was responding to the recent remarks by Mr. Vijayaraghavan that “fundamentalist votes” catalysed the victories of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The CPI lost the support of the …

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VACB arrests three Kochi Corporation officials on bribery charges

The Hindu

The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested three health wing officials of the Kochi Corporation on bribery charges on Friday. The arrested are Madhu, health inspector of the Corporation’s Palluruthy circle, junior health inspector Shanu, and contingent worker John Xavier. Jayaraj and comprising inspectors Madhu R., Vimal, and Manu, sub inspectors Joshy Jacob and Sukumaran, assistant sub inspectors Joseph and Shine, …

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2 months ago

Chelakkara will be reclaimed, Wayanad and Palakkad retained: KPCC president K. Sudhakaran

The Hindu

The Congress party will reclaim Chelakkara Assembly constituency from Left Democratic Front, says Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Sudhakaran, MP. Addressing an election campaign of United Democratic Front candidate Ramya Haridas at Chelakkara on Tuesday, Mr. Sudhakaran added that the people will deliver a verdict against the authoritarian rule of the Communist Party of India, which has been trampling …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Anvar's Populist Movement: Will It Upset Kerala's Electoral Dynamics?

The Hindu

Opposing fronts in Kerala appear to be struggling to answer the pivotal question of whether independent legislator P. V. Anvar's proposed populist movement could potentially unsettle the conventional electoral dynamics to some degree in the byelections in the Chelakkara and Palakkad Assembly constituencies.

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Palakkad Triangular Showdown: UDF's Mamkootathil Faces Tough Battle

The Hindu

A fierce triangular contest is brewing in the Palakkad Assembly constituency, with the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Left Democratic Front (LDF), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) locked in a keen battle for the seat vacated by Shafi Parambil. The UDF has brought in Youth Congress State president Rahul Mamkootathil to retain the seat, while the LDF's P. Sarin …

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3 months ago

LDF Points to Precedent, Accuses UDF of Misinformation Campaign

The Hindu

Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener T.P. Ramakrishnan accused the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition of trespassing on Speaker A.N. Shamseer’s podium in the Assembly on Monday. Ramakrishnan reminded the UDF that the Oommen Chandy government had moved a resolution in 2011 to suspend two LDF legislators for allegedly disparaging the then Speaker’s ruling. He also pointed out that the …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Kerala’s LDF legislator P.V. Anvar to float secular, youth-centric party

The Hindu

Disgruntled Nilambur MLA P.V. Anvar said here on Wednesday that he would float a new party ahead of the next local body elections in the State. Mr. Anvar said his party would lay stress on secularism and would accommodate Dalits and backward communities. Kunhalikutty, MLA, said the United Democratic Front would discuss Mr. Anvar’s move to float a new party …

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4 months ago

UDF questions ruling front’s anti-Sangh Parivar stance

The Hindu

An alleged clandestine meeting between a top law enforcer and an apex Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh apparatchik in 2023 has seemingly come in handy for the Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition to stir public scepticism about the Pinarayi Vijayan government’s stated anti-Sangh Parivar position, foment an ideological fissure in the Left Democratic Front, and retard the ruling front’s standing among minorities, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Opposition launches Statewide agitation demanding Chief Minister’s resignation

The Hindu

The Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition in Kerala launched a Statewide agitation demanding Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s resignation on Monday. Satheesan, who inaugurated the protest, said Mr. Anvar had “vindicated” the UDF’s assertion that a “criminal clique” operating out of the Chief Minister’s Office controlled the police and used law enforcement for “corruption, nepotism, vendetta and self-enrichment.” Mr. Satheesan said …

Law Kerala Opposition Order State Committee Satheesan

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Political slugfest intensifying in Vadakara over WhatsApp screenshot

The Hindu

Political slugfest is intensifying over a WhatsApp screenshot with communal overtones that appeared on the eve of the recent Lok Sabha elections in the Vadakara segment. The screenshot of a message seeking votes for United Democratic Front candidate Shafi Parambil, terming his Left Democratic Front rival a ‘kafir’, had led to heated arguments then itself. Ribesh, a DYFI leader from …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kafir remark row: CPI(M) even shamed Sangh Parivar in spreading hatred, says Kerala Opposition Leader

The Hindu

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said here on Wednesday that the hate campaign the CPI resorted to during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Vadakara was “akin to extremism.” Mr. Satheesan told news reporters that the CPI had “shamed even the Sangh Parivar” in its communal or hate campaign. Referring to the police report submitted to the Kerala …

Kerala Opposition Satheesan Sangh Parivar Udf

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala Opposition Leader says ‘water for Tamil Nadu and security for Kerala’ policy should guide construction of new dam at Mullaperiyar

The Hindu

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said a policy of “water for Tamil Nadu and security for Kerala” should guide the construction of a new dam at Mullaperiyar. Mr. Satheesan said Tamil Nadu feared Kerala had proposed a new dam to reduce its share of water from Mullaperiyar. UDF meet to discuss issue Mr. Satheesan said the Mullaperiyar …

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6 months ago

Kerala Assembly: Opposition slams LDF govt for poor progress on Jal Jeevan Mission, stages walkout

The Hindu

The Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition on July 8 slammed the ruling Left Democratic Front government for “derailing” the Jal Jeevan Mission rural household tap connection scheme through poor planning and mismanagement. Anoop Jacob of the UDF, who moved the adjournment motion, said the Centrally-assisted project which seeks to provide functional household tap connections to rural households has come to …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Assembly: Opposition UDF slams government over price rise, stages walkout

The Hindu

The Congress-led United Democratic Front staged a walkout in the Kerala Assembly on June 26 protesting against the Kerala government’s alleged failure in controlling the price of essential commodities, causing immense hardships to the common people. Anil sought to highlight some of the government’s market intervention initiatives through the public distribution system and also blamed the Union government for not …

Opposition Price State Kerala Assembly Price Rise Supplyco Udf Slams

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka’s Lok Sabha electoral bid from Wayanad supercharges UDF and miffs LDF and BJP

The Hindu

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s upcoming electoral bid to supplant her brother, Rahul Gandhi, as the party’s MP from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency has buoyed the Congress-led United Democratic Front and nettled the Left Democratic Front and Bharatiya Janata Party. Congress’s gambit has also raised the discomfiting question of whether the party kept Wayanad voters in the dark about …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi’s entry in Wayanad bypoll may be a gamechanger for Congress-led UDF in 2026 Kerala Assembly polls

The Hindu

The decision of the Congress to nominate All India Congress Committee general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the bypoll from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, following Rahul Gandhi’s relinquishment of the seat, appears to be aimed mainly at boosting the United Democratic Front ’s prospects in Kerala for the 2026 Assembly elections. It is not Priyanka Gandhi who is coming …

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7 months ago

IUML names Supreme Court lawyer Haris Beeran as UDF’s Rajya Sabha candidate

The Hindu

The Indian Union Muslim League has proposed Supreme Court lawyer Haris Beeran as the Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition’s candidate for the Rajya Sabha. IUML leader Saddiq Ali Shihab Thangal announced Mr. Beeran’s name at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram on June 10. Mr. Beeran said the party had given him a huge responsibility during a trying time when “the …

Supreme Court Citizenship Muslims Iuml Udf Beeran

7 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections: Adoor Prakash retains Attingal seat following a see-saw contest with V. Joy

The Hindu

In one of the most closely fought election contests in recent memory in Kerala, sitting MP Adoor Prakash of the United Democratic Front emerged as the winner in the Attingal Lok Sabha constituency by defeating the Left Democratic Front candidate V. Joy by a slender margin of 684 votes. Though Mr. Prakash had emerged victorious by 1,708 votes on conclusion …

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7 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: Kerala with nail-biting photo finishes in Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal

The Hindu

For the better part of Tuesday, the Lok Sabha vote-counting day, the electoral fight in the Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal Parliamentary constituencies in southern Kerala had the nail-biting intensity of a high-stakes 20/20 Indian Premier League cricket final. In Thiruvananthapuram, the neck-to-neck race between Congress Working Committee leader Shashi Tharoor, MP, and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar rendered the outcome too close …

Kerala Congress Votes Bjp Leader Thiruvananthapuram Udf

7 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: Shashi Tharoor defies odds to emerge victorious in Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu

United Democratic Front candidate Shashi Tharoor clinched victory in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency for the fourth consecutive term, overcoming a strong challenge from Rajeev Chandrasekhar of the National Democratic Alliance. LDF retains vote share The Left Democratic Front retained a vote tally largely similar to that in the 2019 general elections, with Communist Party of India veteran Pannian Raveendran …

Votes Vote Bjp Thiruvananthapuram Nda Udf Tharoor

7 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections | Big win for Congress-led UDF in Kerala with 18 seats, BJP opens account

The Hindu

Dealing a heavy blow to the CPI-led Left Democratic Front, the Congress-led United Democratic Front on Tuesday swept 18 of the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, even as Thrissur fell to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in a remarkable upset victory for actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi. Senior Congress leader and sitting MP Rahul Gandhi retained the Wayanad seat by a …

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7 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: | BJP opens account in Kerala as Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur

The Hindu

Actor-turned politician Suresh Gopi has literally rewrote political history not only for Thrissur but also of the State. The Bharatiya Janata Party finally opens an account in Kerala in the Lok Sabha elections with a resounding victory of the former Rajya Sabha member with a margin of 74,686 votes. Mr. Gopi won with a thumping majority against the LDF’s popular …

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Congress in Kerala eases stance on Nilambur MLA P.V. Anvar’s political inclusion

Kerala MLA P.V. Anvar offers unconditional support to Opposition UDF, meets Thangal at Panakkad

UDF, LDF contesting polls supported by communal forces: Surendran

VACB arrests three Kochi Corporation officials on bribery charges

Chelakkara will be reclaimed, Wayanad and Palakkad retained: KPCC president K. Sudhakaran

Anvar's Populist Movement: Will It Upset Kerala's Electoral Dynamics?

Palakkad Triangular Showdown: UDF's Mamkootathil Faces Tough Battle

LDF Points to Precedent, Accuses UDF of Misinformation Campaign

Kerala’s LDF legislator P.V. Anvar to float secular, youth-centric party

UDF questions ruling front’s anti-Sangh Parivar stance

Kerala Opposition launches Statewide agitation demanding Chief Minister’s resignation

Political slugfest intensifying in Vadakara over WhatsApp screenshot

Kafir remark row: CPI(M) even shamed Sangh Parivar in spreading hatred, says Kerala Opposition Leader

Kerala Opposition Leader says ‘water for Tamil Nadu and security for Kerala’ policy should guide construction of new dam at Mullaperiyar

Kerala Assembly: Opposition slams LDF govt for poor progress on Jal Jeevan Mission, stages walkout

Kerala Assembly: Opposition UDF slams government over price rise, stages walkout

Priyanka’s Lok Sabha electoral bid from Wayanad supercharges UDF and miffs LDF and BJP

Priyanka Gandhi’s entry in Wayanad bypoll may be a gamechanger for Congress-led UDF in 2026 Kerala Assembly polls

IUML names Supreme Court lawyer Haris Beeran as UDF’s Rajya Sabha candidate

Lok Sabha Elections: Adoor Prakash retains Attingal seat following a see-saw contest with V. Joy

Lok Sabha elections: Kerala with nail-biting photo finishes in Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal

Lok Sabha elections: Shashi Tharoor defies odds to emerge victorious in Thiruvananthapuram

Lok Sabha Elections | Big win for Congress-led UDF in Kerala with 18 seats, BJP opens account

Lok Sabha polls: | BJP opens account in Kerala as Suresh Gopi wins in Thrissur